Hi guys, and welcome to a new Top Ten Tuesday! Today is all about unique books!

What actually makes a book unique? Plot, characters, writing style, formatting, POV? A combination of all of the above? While it can be unique in one way, it can be pretty standard in other ways.

For me, all the books below are unique in one way or another. Some I’ve already read, some are still on my TBR. But they all strike me as unique in their own way. They have a unique plot, a unique writing style, a unique narrator, or they are unique in any other aspect. So let’s just get into it!

<< Unique books I’ve read >>

What’s unique about it? Japanese mythology! We’re all probably really familiar already with mythical creatures such as dragons, unicorns, mermaids and centaurs. But Japanese mythical creatures such as kami, yokai and kitsunes? Not so much!

What’s unique about it? Honestly, not the plot or worldbuilding so much. But the writing style is pretty unique! It’s super poetic and well.. unique. It’s hit or miss, but for me it was definitely a hit!

The Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy by Laini Taylor

What’s unique about it? The exquisite and wonderfully different worldbuilding, the intriguing characters and the gorgeous writing style all work together to create one of the most unique series I’ve ever read.

<< Unique books on my TBR >>

What’s unique about it? Honestly, I still hardly have any clue what this book is actually about. That, combined with the fact that it’s written by Laini Taylor and I’m pretty sure it’ll be another unique reading experience.

What’s unique about it? This book promises to be super meta and make fun of a lot of popular YA tropes. And that’s what will undoubtedly make it super unique and that’s also why it’s my most anticipated release of 2017.

The Book Thief and Cinder made my list too this week. I hadn’t heard of The Red Winter trilogy before but it sounds pretty amazing!Suzanne @ The Bookish Libra recently posted…Top Ten Most Unique Books I’ve Read

The Book Thief being narrated by death was SO fascinating. I LOVED it! I really need to finish The Lunar Chronicles and Daughter of Smoke and Bone series. I’ve read and loved Strange the Dreamer, Illuminae and You! Strange the Dreamer is honestly one of the most creative Fantasy books I’ve seen in a long time. Pretty sure I don’t need to go on about how much I love Illuminae 😉 The 2nd POV in You is definitely one of the reasons I loved it so much. It could have missed the mark but Caroline Kepnes made it work SO well!

The Book Thief was indeed super fascinating. I loved the narration and writing style 🙂 Oh, hope you’ll still enjoy the rest of the Lunar Chronicles and DOSAB series! I hope to start Strange the Dreamer soon, but I’m also a bit intimidated by it *oops* Oh, and I finally got a copy of Illuminae, so I am one stop closer to FINALLY reading it 😉 I’m hoping to read You soon, but I may keep it for the Halloween season…

The Lunar Chronicles is a great choice – like you said, it’s not so much that it’s a fairy tale retelling part but this world the author was able to create taking inspiration from fairy tales. The Book Thief is on my TBR for this year – I think I’m the only person who hasn’t read it!Angela recently posted…Seasonal Book Covers: Springtime!

Okay – Illuminae just got promoted to have-to-be-on-next-month’s-library-card. It pops up everywhere on this week’s TTT! YOU was at my previous book club and yes, it was very popular. But I haven’t read it. And now we’ve moved away! Will see if I can get my hands on it again.

I didn’t know about Stitching Snow, but a futuristic fairy tale adaptation sounds super cool and since I loved TLC, I’ll definitely have to check it out 🙂
Ahh, I so hope you’ll enjoy Red Winter! It’s definitely one of my faves and the Japanese mythology is amazing.

Illuminae- definitely. And I just finished Gemina (after FINALLY getting to it) and it was awesome- I liked it even more. The Love Interest looks really interesting, and I’ve always loved those covers of the Smoke and Bone books.Greg recently posted…Top Ten Most Unique Books I’ve Read

I haven’t read any of these yet (except for Cinder and Scarlet from the lunar chronicles), but almost all of them are on my TBR list! lol! Great list!Julie @ Happily Ever Chapter recently posted…Review: The Thing About Love by Julie James

YES, RED WINTER! I loved that series and I think it’s way too underrated so I REALLY hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did 🙂
And I totally understand your hesitations about The Book Thief. It is absolutely gorgeous, but it’s almost impossible to get through without crying…

Ahhh I love this list so, so much! The Lunar Chronicles is such a unique series, I wasn’t sure I would enjoy it at first but I loved the unique twists in retellings, the world, and everything about it. <3
Also, you haven't read Illuminae yet?! I can't WAIT to hear your thoughts about that one. It was unique, definitely. I hope you'll enjoy it 🙂Marie @ Drizzle & Hurricane Books recently posted…Anything but books tag

Thanks Marie! 🙂 I absolutely felt the same way about TLC, but it ended up being one of my favorite series. And aah no I STILL haven’t read Illuminae *oops* I have a copy on my shelf though, so soon! Very soon 😉

Oh good list of books. I think I either loved the series or I have it on my wishlist. I really need to get back into the Shatter Me series. I’ve only read the first book and I loved it.Melissa (Books and Things) recently posted…Arts and Crafts Pinspiration: Electronic Charging Station

I am waiting soooo patiently for The Love Interest! Pretty much every time I read a love triangle, I’m hoping the guys will ditch the girl and just kiss each other. Haha. So when I read the description of this book I was like …… Someone has written a book for me!!!

Great list. (: I really enjoyed You. The audiobook was extra creepy. Definitely check it out!

Haha, YES, I totally relate to your feelings on love triangles! It’s like Cale Dietrich read our minds 😉
Oh, the You audiobook sounds like a great idea! I think I’ll save it for the Halloween season though.

Oh my gosh, I just finished the Red Winter trilogy and absolutely adored it. Thanks for raving about that series to bring it to my attention although – queue book hangover!

I need to move on with the Lunar Chronicles but I agree, they are unique and fun!

Having just finished Strange the Dreamer and LOVING it so much I really need to start DoS&B immediately! And it’s better if you don’t know too much about Strange the Dreamer before you go into it – it’s meant to be like that! I hope you’ll get to read it soon!

AAAHH, Di, I am sooo happy that you loved the Red Winter trilogy! Haha, and you are so welcome! And… sorry about the book hangover 😉
The Lunar Chronicles is one of those series I felt only got better with each next book, so I do hope you’ll enjoy the rest of the series!
I’m definitely hoping to jump into Strange the Dreamer soon. I also jumped into DoSaB without knowing much and ended up loving it so I hope you’ll enjoy it as well 🙂

Hiiii LINDSEY! Sorry I have been pretty MIA these days?? But why haven’t you read Illuminae still? I feel like you need to rethink your priorities. But I think it’s kinda good you are not reading it rn since the release date for the third book got pushed back to March 2018 and I AM NOT OKAY. Great list!? The Book Thief was the best, but the tears that came afterwards weren’t so much??? I am so excited for The Love Interest though! I have heard nothing but great things from people who got ARCs!!Prabhleen recently posted…BOOKS I WANT TO READ ASAP!

Hiii Prabhleen! No worries, glad to see you back 🙂
Haha, yes I know, what am I even doing with my life? I definitely need to sort out my priorities. Haha, but seriously I promise I’m getting to Illuminae soon. Like very soon. Like, it may be my next read… 😉
The Book Thief was indeed so terrible for all the tears it gave me! But the book was still amazing even though it hurt…
Ah yes, The Love Interest sounds so, so good! I’m counting down the days to be able to read it!